A relational contract is a contract that helps organisations meet many of the challenges of doing business in an economy characterised by volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. In the network economy, long term business relationships have become an important source of competitive advantage. But companies and organisations struggle to establish and thereafter live by a set of rules based on which they can collaborate to generate value. Research and experience shows that the traditional, transactional contract is often not an efficient instrument to create the kind of partnerships that successful commercial relationships often require. This is where the relational contract provides an alternative. We have over the years assisted several large Nordic companies and organisations in areas such as IT-outsourcing, business process outsourcing and strategic partnerships.
Based on award winning research in behavioural economics and other areas, the relational contract has the following characteristics:
Cirio is a thought leader on relational contracting and provides a unique set of services, including:
We believe in combining business with a personal approach, and therefore bring in-depth expertise, dedication and hand-picked, engaged deal teams to our clients. We also offer multi-disciplinary teams from our digital, biological and physical synergy areas such as information and communication technology, life sciences, real estate, energy and infrastructure.
Our high quality of service and our determination to deliver outstanding results ensure that we build long-term relationships with our clients, aiming to be not just an exceptional legal adviser, but also their trusted business partner.
To learn more about relational contracting, please download our written summary here - The Modern Contract or take a look at this short video featuring our managing partner, David Frydlinger.
For more information, you are welcome to contact David Frydlinger or Erik Linnarsson.